De Jonge takes PGA Tour lead as Adam Scott misses cut
(Reuters) – Brendon de Jonge coped with demanding conditions to earn a one-stroke lead over five players after the second round at the Valspar Championship in Florida on Friday.
Roethlisberger and Steelers agree to five-year extension
(Reuters) – The Pittsburgh Steelers and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger agreed on a five-year contract extension on Friday that could see ‘Big Ben’ to the end of his career in the Steel City.
CSKA reach Euroleague playoffs, Fenerbahce victorious
BELGRADE (Reuters) – CSKA Moscow advanced to the Euroleague playoffs with four games to spare after an inspired performance by their Serbia playmaker Milos Teodosic gave them an 88-83 home win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul on Friday.
USOC unconcerned about drop in support for Boston bid
(Reuters) – Celebration has given way to concern among Bostonians as the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) on Friday went about the business of shoring up support for the U.S. city bidding to host the 2024 Olympics.
Rio golf course will be ready on time: Hanse
CRAIL, Scotland (Reuters) – The Rio de Janeiro golf course for next year’s Olympic Games will be ready for the start of competition in just under 18 months’ time, according to designer Gil Hanse.
Fenninger overtakes Maze after giant slalom win
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) – World champion Anna Fenninger maintained her furious end-of-season pace to edge closer to her second successive World Cup title after winning a giant slalom in Are on Friday.
Jury in ex-NFL star’s murder trial won’t hear of Florida shooting
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – A Massachusetts appeals court on Friday denied the latest effort by prosecutors in Aaron Hernandez’s murder trial to allow testimony about a former friend who claimed the ex-NFL star shot him in the face after an argument …
Woods to miss next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods will skip next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, leaving him with little time to sharpen his game enough for the year’s first major, the April 9-12 Masters.
Mayweather, Pacquiao agree to USADA drug testing
(Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to take part in a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Olympic-style testing program ahead of their May 2 mega-bout in Las Vegas, USADA said on Friday.
No last Gold Cup hurrah but cheers aplenty for McCoy
CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) – There was no fairytale third Cheltenham Gold Cup triumph or even a final Festival winner for the champion jockey on Friday but that did not stop nearly 70,000 racegoers hailing Tony McCoy one last time.
